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Word: Penumbra
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Latin paene ‘almost’ + umbra ‘shadow’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɪˈnʌmbrə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object.
Short Definition:outer region of shadow
Definition:
a peripheral or indeterminate area or group
Short Definition:peripheral or indeterminate area
Examples:- an immense penumbra of theory surrounds any observation
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